Igor Kesar

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Igor Kesar
Iraklis Thessaloniki
Position Power forward / center
League Romanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1992-11-04) November 4, 1992 (age 31)
Kraljevo, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height6 ft 10.75 in (2.10 m)
Listed weight265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Sloga
2012Plana
2012–2014 Napredak Kruševac
2014–2015 Tamiš
2015–2016 Igokea
2016–2017Tamiš
2017 Spartak Subotica
2017–2018 Balkan Botevgrad
2018–2019 PVSK Panthers
2019 Kožuv
2019–2020 BC Rilski Sportist
2020–2022 Pelister
2022–2024 Timișoara
2024–present Iraklis Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards

Igor Kesar (born 4 November 1992) is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Elite League. Standing at 2.10 m (6 ft 10+1⁄2 in), he plays at the power forward and the center positions.

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Professional career

Kesar started his pro career on 2011 with Sloga of the Basketball League of Serbia. The following season, he joined KK Plana but he left the club in order to join Napredak Aleksinac. He stayed with the club for two seasons, before joining Tamiš on 2014.

That was a breakthrough season for Kesar who lead his team to 4.spot in the championship and ultimately the club managed to play in the Superliga against the powerhouses like Partizan and Crvena Zvezda. Kesar scored last seconds three pointer away against Vrsac in a direct duel between two clubs for that 4.spot and a place in Superliga. He ended up that season with 11.,5 points, 4 rebounds per game with an incredible 53% 3 point shots (the #1 in the league).

On 2015, he signed a one-year deal with the Bosnian club Igokea. [1] With Igokea, Kesar won the Bosnian League and the Bosnian Cup. The following season, he returned to Tamiš, but he left the club at the end of the regular season to join Spartak Subotica for the Superliga competition.

On 2017, he joined Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian league. He went on to average 14.6 points and 5.6 rebounds in 26.1 minutes per game. During the season, he led Balkan to the NBL finals, where Balkan lost from Levski Sofia. [2]

Balkan also competed in the 2017/2018 edition of the Fiba Europe Cup where Kesar had 13.5 points and 5.5 rebound per game.

On June 27, 2018, he signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League. [3] But he left the team on September 25, 2018 to sign for PVSK Panthers of the Hungarian Basketball League.

Kesar had a solid half-season averaging 10.9 points and 4.9 rebounds but despite that he left the team on the January 15, 2019 and signed for KK Kozuv of the Macedonian Basketball League.

He led the team from Djevdjelija to a Superleague spot and ended the season with 16.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. He was named MVP of the round 3 times with some great double double performances. He also played six games in the Balkan League with an average score of 20.3 points and 5.6 rebounds.

On August 19, 2019, he signed for Rilski Sportist of the NBL. [4]

He averaged 12.2 points and 5.4 rebounds in the domestic league.

On June 16, 2020 he signed with KK Pelister of the Macedonian First League making him first import player for the new season.

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References

  1. ↑ "Igokea signs Capin and Kesar". sportando.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Levski Lukoil clinch NBL title". sportando.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Igor Kesar signs with Peristeri". sportando.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rilski Sportist inks Igor Kesar". Sportando. August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
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